Nonprofit Corporation Member Books and Records Inspection in Kentucky
At a glance
| Eligible member and corporation | Any member of Chapter 273 nonprofit corporation, or member’s agent or attorney; articles/bylaws may limit or abolish right (§ 273.233) |
|---|---|
| Routine records | No purpose-free tier stated; all corporate books and records are within proper-purpose route (§ 273.233) |
| Purpose-conditioned records | All books and records, including accounts, proceedings minutes and voting-member register, for proper purpose (§ 273.233) |
| Demand form and notice | § 273.233 states no written form or advance notice clock; inspection/copying at any reasonable time (§ 273.233) |
| Purpose, tenure, and connection | Proper purpose required; § 273.233 gives no definition, tenure threshold, or particularity wording (§ 273.233) |
| Place, representatives, and delivery | Voting-member name/address record kept at registered or Kentucky principal office; member, agent, or attorney may inspect at reasonable time (§ 273.233) |
| Copies, conversion, and cost | Express inspect-and-copy right; § 273.233 states no conversion, copy-charge, or cost cap (§ 273.233) |
| Member list and confidentiality | Voting-member name/address record required; articles/bylaws may limit or abolish inspection (§ 273.233) |
| Financial statements | Account books are inspectable for proper purpose; § 273.233 states no separate annual-financial-statement delivery route (§ 273.233) |
| Court remedy and special rules | § 273.233 gives no inspection-specific court procedure or fee award; governing documents may curtail the member right (§ 273.233) |
Requirements one by one
Member access and corporate records
Kentucky § 273.233 requires account books and minutes of member, board, and empowered committee proceedings. It also requires a record of voting members’ names and addresses at the registered office or a Kentucky principal office. Any member, or an agent or attorney for the member, may inspect and copy all corporate books and records for a proper purpose at any reasonable time.
The section does not prescribe a written notice, advance period, membership-duration threshold, particular demand format, copying fee, or separate annual-financial-statement delivery route. Its general proper-purpose requirement applies to all records covered by the inspection sentence, including financial books and the voting-member record.
Governing documents and refusal
The articles or bylaws may limit or abolish the member inspection right. Section 273.233 itself specifies no special court petition, timetable, or fee award after a refusal; a member’s route depends on the applicable governing documents and law outside this section.
Statutes and sources
- Ky. Rev. Stat. § 273.233: Kentucky Legislature, accessed 2026-10-02.
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